GOP Congresswoman Joins 2026 Iowa Senate Race After Sen. Joni Ernst Confirms She Won't Run U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she...
Government Shutdown Looms as Congress Returns After Monthlong August Recess As Congress returns to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, it will have to find a way to work with...
Iraq War Veteran Sen. Joni Ernst Expected to Announce Next that She Won't Run for Reelection U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is expected to announce next month she won't seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat...
Air Guard Transfers to Space Force Appear Likely as Senators Backtrack on Effort to Stop It New amendments added to Congress' must-pass annual defense policy bill would allow the Space Force to take over certain state...
Trump Wants a Department of War. A House GOP Amendment Would Give Him One. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., has filed an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would formally change the name of the...
Veterans' Voices Shape a Report on the Afghanistan War's Lessons and Impact The Afghanistan War Commission aims to reflect veterans’ experiences in a report due to Congress next year, which will...
Effort to Revive Afghan Relocations to US Garners Bipartisan Support A program to relocate vulnerable Afghans, including allies who helped the U.S. during the war and families of American...
Cancer in Military Pilots and Aircrews Will Be Studied Under Newly Signed Law President Donald Trump signed a law last week ordering the review of the prevalence of cancer and deaths by cancer in fixed...
Congress Looks to Ease Restrictions on Veterans’ Use of Non-VA Clinics and Hospitals Many veterans live hours from VA facilities, or they need health services that aren’t readily available from the VA. In such...
Restoration of Torn-Down Confederate Monument Will Cost $10 Million over 2 Years, Military Says Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
